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LW 2-5 on PLays, 2-0 Strong Opinions, 3-0 TMO's, 3-0 Totals. Was right everywhere but where it mattered and to boot my 4 strong opinions to begin the week I added the 2 losers and left off the 2 winners.
Got TT and Miss right. Minnesota and Oregon State losses I wasn't suprised with the outcome.
Ville, Missouri, Wake were surprising results for me. Wake maybe not the margin of victory, but they gave up 30 fricken points and got outrushed and won the TO margin by 3 just to win. I thought the Wake D would be there I was worried about the o.
Missouri/Ville were the big favs and in that situation you have to make sure motivation is there. Ville was a sandwitch and Mizzou was coming off a ridiculous demoloshing of Colorado to play a team that just got beaten to a team they crushed in Nebraska and also Oklahoma State who they played even with Demolished Baylor.
PLAYS
WISCONSIN
Have to ask if Wisky is emotionally in it after another tough loss they GAVE away. Rushing offense Wisconsin big. Rushing defense Wisconsin big. Passing offense Indiana slightly. Passing defense Wisconsin. I see Wisky dominating IU on the ground as Iowa did for 227 and as Illinois did for 292 and MSU did for 236 and Ball State did for 224. I watched IU vs. NW and CMU and this is a bad football team that is going to get manhandled physically. Wisky is ready to blow someone’s brains out again are they mad or have they given up. I think they are mad and a rush difference of at least over 150 yards is a play.
OHIO STATE
Tressel and TOSU will be focused and aggressive. Ohio State is a great team coming off dissapointing performances ala Purdue when the media is on Tressel's ass. Northwestern is physically undermanned. With Kafka I didn't see a pass threat at all. Even if it's there Ohio State is ready, they want to dominate and they will, the seniors are very resiliant and they have a good shot at winning out.
ALABAMA
LSU really dissapointing defensively but IMO Alabama is as straight on a running team that will keep banging there head right into the teeth of the LSU defense. So I think it rates to be a really tough battle but in the end Alabama is the better team I'll have to see them lose to believe it.
IOWA
I fail to see how this is not a barnburner 1 score game. Iowa matches up better with PSU than Ohio State. Stop the run better and run the ball better. Kinnick is such an underrated place to play. I think this is a 13-7 type game that will go under easily like the game in Columbus.
MINNESOTA
Minney plays harder than any team in the Big Ten IMO, great intensity. They now are a team that knows how to win. Michigan is not. Minney coming off a loss I think means a lot more than Michigan coming off a loss. Minney should have had a lot more points LW vs. NW, so not sure I can count on this offense despite Michigan’s crappiness. Michigan is giving up BIG pass yardage. I think Minney can move it but they lack down the field playmakers and really outside of FAU have not blown anyone out. The BG stats were the same. Also the wasy Kafka ran it can Michigan get some ground game. But I do not think Minney is a fraud I think they are a pretty solid team so if that's the case Michigan is not so you have to look at it. I love a team that plays with passion.
OKIE STATE
Wow, TT passed for 474 on Texas last week it didn’t seem like that much and I thought they had a lot of drops to end drives. Okie State has been better than Texas running the football. Heck they ran for 217 on Tejas. Rush defense has been stellar in a lot of games too this year so Okie State will win the rush battle much more than Texas did vs. TT. Actually TT won the rush battle 105-80 LW surprisingly. I’m a believer TT can still move it without the run better than most teams. Mizzou got killed by over 100 yards in the run game to Okie but put 390-215 pass up. So if TT has the same stats do they win? I think TT will have better success on offense than Mizzou. What I think is key is Okie State keeping TT off the field by controlling the tempo and the game with their rush offense. TT rush defense was pretty big last week. TT will get near 400 with the pass. The main thing that stands out for me in this game is TT just of the biggest game win ever? In Lubbock and now they turn around and face Okie Lite who I am confident will have much more success than Texas did on the ground and might have a situational advantage to boot.
IOWA/PENN STATE UNDER
13-6, 9-6 field goal type of game.
STRONG OPINIONS
TCU-----thoughts in Utah-TCU thread.
CINCINNATI
Rush offense here I give edge to West Virginia pretty big. Rush defense I’d say pretty even actually lean Cincinnati. Pass offense Cincy big. Pass defense even, lean Cincy. WVU will run the rush battle, Cincy has to keep it fairly close though. Cincy can get over 100 rushing. Have to limit WVU under 200 and I think they will, 150 is a win because I see Cincy moving it on this unproven secondary of West Virginia that has yet to face a good pass offense. Pike can throw it Cincy just cannot lose the turnover margin as WVU has been very good and won 5-0 last week vs. Uconn while Cincy was 0-6 TO’s vs. Uconn.
RUTGERS
Can Syracuse bite me in the ass any more times? I have underrated them but they still suck. Rutgers just saw Cuse beat Ville, Rutgers had a bye, Rutgers will be ready. Rutgers has confidence now which is BIG, chemistry is actually present. Look what the UConn win did for them, now the Pitt win and bye they will be skye high. The Rutgers style of offense and passing is the kind that gives Cuse major trouble, and if Rutgers defense plays the way they have all year they should win comfortably.
MARYLAND
Check on VT qb situation in this one, I think Glennon might be ready to play. Rushing offense I think is pretty close. Rushing defense edge VT. Passing offense give edge to Maryland big time. Passing defense tie. Think Maryland has big pass edge and then stats might give rush edge to VT but I think in big games Maryland often wins the rushing battle and better than stats show. Maryland is a veteran team who IMO will win the ACC. Concern going on road??? Well after the Wake domination they played lackluster against and inferior opponent which is common. Now they go into what Blacksburg with what is perceived as a big test. The only thing missing for the bipolar Terps is home field. The Virginia defeat on the road helps them here, as their attention will be present this time around. When Maryland’s attention is present they are freaken good and VT is a very average football team. I would have to think Maryland is better if both teams show up. The weakness of Mayland is rush defense while rush offense is VT’s strength and given Maryland’s road troubles I can see a VT win.
TMO'S
DUKE
Duke has proven to be a good footall team last 3 weeks, NC State is not a good football team despite keeping scores close recently. Florida State started dominating the fourth quarter and Maryland was letdown Maryland.
ILLINOIS
7 or less Illinois deserves a look they are more talented and balanced but who knows how they show up emotionally history says they probably won't show up. Illinois has the better rush offense but IMO they have gone away from that lately and it's hurt them. Illinois pass defense has been incredible but they haven't faced a great pass offense either.
PURDUE
Probably get killed in the run game but don't see MSU being dd favorites over too many people right now.
VANDERBILT
Vandy off bye, get Gators at home at night. Defense should hold UF down pretty well question is can they score anything at all whatsoever. UF off big rivalry win and are not as good as these inflated scores make them look, no team ever is.
TOTALS
Iowa/Penn State U
Cincinnati/WVU O
Got TT and Miss right. Minnesota and Oregon State losses I wasn't suprised with the outcome.
Ville, Missouri, Wake were surprising results for me. Wake maybe not the margin of victory, but they gave up 30 fricken points and got outrushed and won the TO margin by 3 just to win. I thought the Wake D would be there I was worried about the o.
Missouri/Ville were the big favs and in that situation you have to make sure motivation is there. Ville was a sandwitch and Mizzou was coming off a ridiculous demoloshing of Colorado to play a team that just got beaten to a team they crushed in Nebraska and also Oklahoma State who they played even with Demolished Baylor.
PLAYS
WISCONSIN
Have to ask if Wisky is emotionally in it after another tough loss they GAVE away. Rushing offense Wisconsin big. Rushing defense Wisconsin big. Passing offense Indiana slightly. Passing defense Wisconsin. I see Wisky dominating IU on the ground as Iowa did for 227 and as Illinois did for 292 and MSU did for 236 and Ball State did for 224. I watched IU vs. NW and CMU and this is a bad football team that is going to get manhandled physically. Wisky is ready to blow someone’s brains out again are they mad or have they given up. I think they are mad and a rush difference of at least over 150 yards is a play.
OHIO STATE
Tressel and TOSU will be focused and aggressive. Ohio State is a great team coming off dissapointing performances ala Purdue when the media is on Tressel's ass. Northwestern is physically undermanned. With Kafka I didn't see a pass threat at all. Even if it's there Ohio State is ready, they want to dominate and they will, the seniors are very resiliant and they have a good shot at winning out.
ALABAMA
LSU really dissapointing defensively but IMO Alabama is as straight on a running team that will keep banging there head right into the teeth of the LSU defense. So I think it rates to be a really tough battle but in the end Alabama is the better team I'll have to see them lose to believe it.
IOWA
I fail to see how this is not a barnburner 1 score game. Iowa matches up better with PSU than Ohio State. Stop the run better and run the ball better. Kinnick is such an underrated place to play. I think this is a 13-7 type game that will go under easily like the game in Columbus.
MINNESOTA
Minney plays harder than any team in the Big Ten IMO, great intensity. They now are a team that knows how to win. Michigan is not. Minney coming off a loss I think means a lot more than Michigan coming off a loss. Minney should have had a lot more points LW vs. NW, so not sure I can count on this offense despite Michigan’s crappiness. Michigan is giving up BIG pass yardage. I think Minney can move it but they lack down the field playmakers and really outside of FAU have not blown anyone out. The BG stats were the same. Also the wasy Kafka ran it can Michigan get some ground game. But I do not think Minney is a fraud I think they are a pretty solid team so if that's the case Michigan is not so you have to look at it. I love a team that plays with passion.
OKIE STATE
Wow, TT passed for 474 on Texas last week it didn’t seem like that much and I thought they had a lot of drops to end drives. Okie State has been better than Texas running the football. Heck they ran for 217 on Tejas. Rush defense has been stellar in a lot of games too this year so Okie State will win the rush battle much more than Texas did vs. TT. Actually TT won the rush battle 105-80 LW surprisingly. I’m a believer TT can still move it without the run better than most teams. Mizzou got killed by over 100 yards in the run game to Okie but put 390-215 pass up. So if TT has the same stats do they win? I think TT will have better success on offense than Mizzou. What I think is key is Okie State keeping TT off the field by controlling the tempo and the game with their rush offense. TT rush defense was pretty big last week. TT will get near 400 with the pass. The main thing that stands out for me in this game is TT just of the biggest game win ever? In Lubbock and now they turn around and face Okie Lite who I am confident will have much more success than Texas did on the ground and might have a situational advantage to boot.
IOWA/PENN STATE UNDER
13-6, 9-6 field goal type of game.
STRONG OPINIONS
TCU-----thoughts in Utah-TCU thread.
CINCINNATI
Rush offense here I give edge to West Virginia pretty big. Rush defense I’d say pretty even actually lean Cincinnati. Pass offense Cincy big. Pass defense even, lean Cincy. WVU will run the rush battle, Cincy has to keep it fairly close though. Cincy can get over 100 rushing. Have to limit WVU under 200 and I think they will, 150 is a win because I see Cincy moving it on this unproven secondary of West Virginia that has yet to face a good pass offense. Pike can throw it Cincy just cannot lose the turnover margin as WVU has been very good and won 5-0 last week vs. Uconn while Cincy was 0-6 TO’s vs. Uconn.
RUTGERS
Can Syracuse bite me in the ass any more times? I have underrated them but they still suck. Rutgers just saw Cuse beat Ville, Rutgers had a bye, Rutgers will be ready. Rutgers has confidence now which is BIG, chemistry is actually present. Look what the UConn win did for them, now the Pitt win and bye they will be skye high. The Rutgers style of offense and passing is the kind that gives Cuse major trouble, and if Rutgers defense plays the way they have all year they should win comfortably.
MARYLAND
Check on VT qb situation in this one, I think Glennon might be ready to play. Rushing offense I think is pretty close. Rushing defense edge VT. Passing offense give edge to Maryland big time. Passing defense tie. Think Maryland has big pass edge and then stats might give rush edge to VT but I think in big games Maryland often wins the rushing battle and better than stats show. Maryland is a veteran team who IMO will win the ACC. Concern going on road??? Well after the Wake domination they played lackluster against and inferior opponent which is common. Now they go into what Blacksburg with what is perceived as a big test. The only thing missing for the bipolar Terps is home field. The Virginia defeat on the road helps them here, as their attention will be present this time around. When Maryland’s attention is present they are freaken good and VT is a very average football team. I would have to think Maryland is better if both teams show up. The weakness of Mayland is rush defense while rush offense is VT’s strength and given Maryland’s road troubles I can see a VT win.
TMO'S
DUKE
Duke has proven to be a good footall team last 3 weeks, NC State is not a good football team despite keeping scores close recently. Florida State started dominating the fourth quarter and Maryland was letdown Maryland.
ILLINOIS
7 or less Illinois deserves a look they are more talented and balanced but who knows how they show up emotionally history says they probably won't show up. Illinois has the better rush offense but IMO they have gone away from that lately and it's hurt them. Illinois pass defense has been incredible but they haven't faced a great pass offense either.
PURDUE
Probably get killed in the run game but don't see MSU being dd favorites over too many people right now.
VANDERBILT
Vandy off bye, get Gators at home at night. Defense should hold UF down pretty well question is can they score anything at all whatsoever. UF off big rivalry win and are not as good as these inflated scores make them look, no team ever is.
TOTALS
Iowa/Penn State U
Cincinnati/WVU O
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